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April 2019

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Events Cmte Noon-McPete’s Sports Bar & Lanes, Big Lake

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Best Western

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Business After Hours 4:30-6pm

Russell’s on the Lake, Big Lake

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Early Bird Deadline TODAY

Art in the Park

Early Bird Deadline TODAY

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Meeting Noon-VFW Monticello Member News Blurb & Inserts Due by 3pm

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Monticello 7:30-9am

Ausco Design & Marketing

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205 Pine Street Monticello MN 55362 (763) 295-2700 fax(763) 295-2705

www.monticellocci.com info@monticellocci.com

Chamber Golf Tournament: The Pirate Open-Thurs, May 16, Monticello Country Club, 10am shotgun start Walk N Roll, Sat, June 8, River Street to West Bridge Park (contact MCC to register)

Chamber Golf Tournament: The Pirate Open

Monticello Country Club Thurs., May 16th, 9am

Ahoy mate!! Join us on Thurs., May 16th for some fun net-working! 9am check-in, 10am shot gun start.

You don’t have to be a member of the Cham-ber to golf. Take advantage of this oppor-tunity to entertain a client or valued employ-ee.

Early bird special is $80/golfer ($320/foursome) if registered by April 12th. Includes light breakfast & lunch, dinner, swag bag, range balls, 18 holes of golf and cart. Fun & entertainment at each hole! We are also accepting silent auction items and door prizes. Give us a call if you need ideas. We are also looking for 160 trinkets for the golfer swag bags. Any logoed items are wel-come. If golf isn’t your thing, consider volunteering throughout the day. If you have just an hour or the entire day, we would love to have you help us. It is a wonderful time to make lasting connections in a unique network setting. Contact the Chamber office to be put on the list. We would like to thank Whispering Pines Golf Course and Event Center for submitting an RFP for this years event.

Hole-in-one contests sponsored by: West Metro Buick-GMC-Car & Trips Foster White Insurance Agency-ATV

april 2019

Thank You Sponsors

The Monticello Chamber of Commerce & Industry does not endorse any candidate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Warm Welcome to Newest Members

DATE: Wed, April 10th (2nd Wed every month) TIME: 4:30-6pm LOCATION: Russell’s on the Lake, 111 Jefferson Blvd, Big Lake Drop in anytime and enjoy this fun & casual networking event. It is open to all members, their employees and guests that want to check out what our chamber is all about. Complimentary appetizers provided & cash bar available. Bring your business cards to share.

There will not be a Business After Hours in June, July & August. Enjoy your summer!

Chamber Lunch

DATE: Tues, April 16th (3rd Tues every month) TIME: 11:30am-registration begins & lunch is served, noon-1pm Presentation; Topic of discussion: School District Up-dates with Superintendent Eric Olson LOCATION: Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut St. Hosted by: Catered by:

April LUNCH SPONSOR: Forever Young Two Medical Aesthetics and Healing

Please RSVP to ensure we have enough food ordered; if you must cancel, please do so by noon on the Monday prior to the luncheon to avoid being charged for the meal, thank you. Guests are always welcome to stop by at noon just to listen to the guest speaker; free of charge. lunch fee $15

DATE: Wed, April 24th (4th Wed every month) TIME: 7:30 am-9 am Stop in anytime! LOCATION: Ausco Design & Marketing, 4041 Chelsea Rd, Monticello A monthly opportunity to socialize before the regular work day. This event is less formal than other events. It is open to all members, their employees and guests. Share infor-mation about your company, a promotion you are offering or introduce a new employee! Bring your business cards, it’s your time to shine!

Monticello Auto Service, 3939 Chelsea Rd W Suite 3, Monticello, Ryan Janikow-ski, 763-295-1854 Auto Service

Roadrunner Digital LLC, Monticello, Ken Moldenhauer, 520-954-6101, Website Design & Development

Chair: Cheree’ Hoese Commercial Realty Solutions (763) 682-2400 CHoese@commrealtysolutions.com

Vice Chair: Rick Schrupp North Risk Partners-Apollo Division

(763) 314-0400 rick.schrupp@northriskpartners.com

Treasurer: Sarah Barthel Sherburne State Bank (763) 271-7179 sbarthel@sherburnestatebank.com

Past Chair: Rachel Leonard FiberNet Monticello

(763) 314-0108 rachel.leonard@ci.monticello.mn.us

Darek Vetsch Wright County Commissioner (612) 384-6886 darekvetsch@gmail.com Liz Calpas Monticello Dental Center (763) 263-7100 Calpase00@yahoo.com

Jason Kisner Ausco Design & Marketing (763) 257-9282 jason@auscodesign.com

Scott Johnson Xcel Energy (763) 493-1631 scott.d.johnson@xcelenergy.com Joni Pawelk CentraCare Health-Monticello (763) 271-2385 pawelkj@centracare.com Annie Stein Wausau Homes (763) 295-1860 kruckr@wausauhomes.com Perry Sloneker Best Western Chelsea Hotel (763)271-8880 pdsloneker@aol.com

Mari Lou McCormic RiverWood Bank (763)271-1453 Marilou.mccormic@riverwoodbank.com

Our 83 guests enjoyed an amazing lunch from our host River City Extreme. GLM Displays sponsored the luncheon and brought many beautiful displays. Check out their 10X10 Pop Up Tent with Printed Canopy for $499! They have something for every advertising budget. They are located at 14277 Bank Street, Becker. You can reach out to them at (888) 743-4564 or info@glmdisplays.com. Our guest speaker was Virgil Hawkins, P.E. with the Wright County Highway Department. He provided us with updates on safety and future improvements and needs for Wright County. Lunch Sponsor:

Hosted and catered: Guest speaker Virgil Hawkins, P.E., Highway Engineer Wright County

83 Chamber members and guests enjoyed the State of Wright Cty Highways

We hope to see you at Party in the Park! Wed., July 10th, 2019 in West Bridge Park. We will have a number of volunteer opportunities that need to be filled. We run two shifts so you can help out and enjoy the event with your family as well. (Of course, you are more than welcome to help the entire time.)

1st shift: 4:45pm-7:00pm 2nd shift: 6:45pm-9:15pm

Sponsorship opportunities are available as well! Something for every budget! The sooner you register for sponsorship, the more advertising you will receive.

The Xcel Energy outage will bring in over 500 workers to our community in the coming months. The Monticello Chamber of Commerce & Industry gathered donations and assembled welcome bags for them. We delivered the Outage Bags to the Training Center and had the pleasure of meeting some of the people who are already here. Thank you Dave Tombers for setting all of this up. Thank you for helping us give them a warm welcome to Monticello!

Pictured above: Marie Jones, Dominic Pion, Juan Perez, Mar-cy Anderson and Dave Tombers

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE If you are interested in sponsoring a Chamber luncheon, please contact the office. 763-295-2700. Only $100 to showcase your business with a 5 minute presentation, your logo placed on each lunch table and an 8’ display table that you decorate with what ever you want to showcase your business. (Average lunch, 75 guests)

LUNCH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Xcel Energy Outage Bags

March Chamber Lunch

Corporate Duck Adoptions .

Amazing You Fitness & Nutrition Amazing You Fitness & Nutrition has moved! Our new loca-tion is 118 W. Broadway Street. Please stop in after April 1st for Yoga, a fitness class or a cup tea. Stretch into Spring utilizing the 20% off monthly Amazing You membership for Monticello Chamber Members. Monthly membership includes unlimited Fitness & Yoga classes. I hope to see you soon! Total monthly cost for Chamber Member = $40 (a savings of $10). Contact Erin @ 763-355-8723; erin@amazingyou.fitness Amazing You Fitness & Nutrition offers yoga with the busi-ness owner in mind. Yoga is offered daily at various times to meet the most demanding schedules. Did you know that some of the most successful leaders in the world practice yoga daily? Barack Obama – President of United States Sergey Brin – Co founder Google Mark Bertolini – CEO Aetna Oprah Winfrey - CEO OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) Soulfulsounder Spring is here! Show your clients, customers and employ-ees how much you appreciate them by throwing a party. Music, Dancing, DJ Bingo, Photo Booth and more! Contact Josh at 320-223-2422 for all your weddings, busi-ness parties or community events! Bursch Travel ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS • SAILING FROM MIAMI The new Symphony of the Seas is here — the perfect family summer vacation! This ship has it all including the ten-story test of courage, Ultimate Abyss and twin FlowRider® surf simulators. Plus revolutionary new firsts, like glow-in-the-dark laser tag, the gameday game changing Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade and Sugar Beach candy store under the sun. Also Broadway shows and so many amazing culi-nary options. With the perfect accommodations - Ultimate Family Suite. Contact Bursch Travel, 611 Walnut Street, Monticello 763-295-5551, 800-892-6436 www.burschtravel.com Hi-Way Liquors Hi-Way Liquors Spring Wine Sale March 29th-April 14th -30% OFF ALL WINES!!! Knowing keeps you growing! Thank you for submitting to our monthly newsletter!

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West Sherburne Tribune COMING APRIL 6TH! SPRING HOME IMPROVEMENT BUILDER GUIDE It's time to take inventory of all those home improvements, landscaping projects and everything you have planned be-fore the summer heat sets in. The West Sherburne Trib-une's Spring Guide is a great resource to turn to, and a great way to present your local business or service to con-sumers who are gearing up for SUMMER! This guide in-cludes: Builders/Contractors, Financing, Real Estate, Heating/Air, Plumbing, Interior Services, Water Care, Land-scapers, Nurseries, Fishing, Boating, and MORE! To adver-tise in this guide and get more details, please contact Sue Emberland, West Sherburne Tribune, 763-263-3602 or sales@westsherburnetribune.net. Deadline by April 1st. Monticello Memorials LLC Your loved ones journey deserves to be honored. Let Mon-ticello Memorials put those dreams and memories in stone. Stop in and see us at 217 Sandberg Road in Monti-cello or visit us at www.monticellomemorials.com Phone - 763-314-0322 (Located right behind General Rent-al) Amazing You Fitness & Nutrition Amazing You Fitness & Nutrition will bring yoga to YOUR business. Did you know that some of the most successful businesses offer yoga for their employees? Creates a culture of motivation Facilitates teamwork Keeps stress low and energy high Improves employee engagement & loyalty Contact Erin @ 763-355-8723 for more information. erin@amazingyou.fitness Resurrection Lutheran Church Resurrection is hosting our very first Middle School Late Night on Friday, April 12th for 6th-8th graders. Cost is $10 and covers pizza, games, prizes, etc. No need to be a church member. The event is from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Register on our website www.resurrection-mn.com/events. Please also visit our website for information on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday (LIVE Last Supper play), Good Friday, and Easter worship times.

Member News... North Risk Partners-Apollo Division We are the largest privately owned independent insurance agency in the state of Minnesota with over 70 companies that we can partner with to solve your commercial, home, auto, life, health and medicare needs. We are ready to put a no obligation assessment together on your behalf. You will find us to be a client focused agency with knowledgea-ble advisors and best in class customer service that is sure to earn your business and trust. To put us to work for you, please call Rick Schrupp at 763-314-0633. Mosford, Barthel & Co., PLC.-Prime Office Space Availa-ble! Cedar Court Offices has office space for lease. Located at 305 Cedar Street, Monticello (one block off of Hwy 25). The office space is approx. 1,100 sq. ft. and is located on the main level of the building. Space may be sub-divided. Off street parking available, and located in a secured building. Call Bob for more information at 763-295-4800. SERVPRO of Wright County It's easy to join our mailing list! Just send your email ad-dress by text message: Text SERVPROWRIGHT to 22828 to get started. KRWC-Radio for Wright County 2019 KRWC Home and Garden Show April 28th 10am-2pm. If you are interested in being a vendor, call Shelly Garvey at 763-682-4444 or contact me by email at shellygar-vey1360@gmail.com. Monticello Travel “ 3 weeks, 5 countries and 11 cities later my Asia tour was a complete success! There are so many amazing things to do and see over there and having the experience of actual-ly going to SE Asia has given me all the tools help you plan your very own customized SE Asia journey. Please feel free to call anytime and ask me questions about this amazing destination. And we can set you up for February next year so you don’t have to be here for the snow and cold! It’s also a great time to get your summer vacation plans se-cured for Europe land and sea based trips! For those of you who want a last minute get away, April is the last month of direct flights to many Caribbean destinations and I have lots of deals left to get you in the warm sun :) Remember, Monticello Travel costs you nothing to use, but the service you get is priceless! Call 763-843-3565, Email monticellotravel@icloud.com or look us up on Facebook at facebook.com/monticellotravel. “

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Great River Soccer Club There is still time to register for our 2019 Recreational Soc-cer and Competitive Soccer Seasons. We are also still in need of additional referees for our 2019 soccer seasons. This is a great job for players age 13+ and parents alike. As a referee, you will have a flexible sched-ule, good pay, and the opportunity to learn the rules of the game. Visit our Referee FAQ page for more infor-mation: https://www.greatriversc.org/referee-faq/ Monticello Senior Center The Monticello Senior Center is hosting a Dad’s Belgian Waffles breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, April 28 in the Monticello Community Center gym from 8 a.m. to noon. The menu includes waffles, variety of toppings in-cluding strawberries and blueberries, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. The cost is $7 in advance ($8 at the door) for people ages 13+, $4 for kids ages 6-12, and those age 5 and under eat free. All proceeds benefit the Monticello Senior Center. Live Laugh & Bloom Floral PROM ROOM is open! We will have extended hours (open until 7pm) on Mon's & Wed's. Have your kids get in to order ASAP! We have a nice Tuxedo deal......$169.95 for a "Head-to-Toe " complete all-inclusive Tux pack-age. Then...if a tux package is purchased then they will receive 10% OFF of their prom flowers. Oh and there will also be a $25 off coupon for the tux package which will be in the Prom Bags that they get when they buy their prom tickets. So it's a SAVE SAVE SAVE here at Live Laugh & Bloom Floral during Prom! PHOTOS BY BOB & VAL SOMERVILLE 30% off photos, can-vas, metals, windows. LIKE our Facebook page and keep scrolling down for sam-ple shots of what we might have on hand or can order for you. 763-295-3179 ( home- leave message please...) or Bob's cell to call or text 612-308-0897 for questions or ap-pointments to our cargo trailer here at 213 E. River St. Cornerstone Cheverolet Finally!! It is officially SPRING at Cornerstone Chevro-let! And we are more than ready for it!! We are fully stocked with fresh inventory and the latest and greatest in Chevrolet's line up of great new vehicles! As well as over 200 pre owned and super clean cars, trucks, and SU-V's! And remember ALL new vehicles and MOST used ones now come with a LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY!Please reach out to Roy at 763-355-8539 or email me any-time! roy@cornerstoneauto.com

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Congratulations Scott & Joanne, Authority Fence & Deck Inc. for 25 years in business! This family owned and operated company is located at 1295 Cty Rd 75, Clear Water. Call them for all of your vinyl needs: 320-558-4441

CONROY LAW BUILDING Professional Office Space available at 261 East Broadway, Monticello. Great street visibility. Conference room available. Contact Paulette at 763-639-3146 VFW Greetings Monticello! We are already half way through our Fish Fry season. It has been a very successful event so far and we thank you for that! Please note that we will continue Fish Fry until Friday April 19th from 4:30-8:00 pm. Also in April, the Post will be OPEN on Easter Sunday and we will be serving a full buffet which will include all the favorite breakfast choices as well as dinner and des-serts. Hope to see you here! Thank you all for your continued community support. The Briggs Companies The Briggs Company Luxury Suites Open House in Elk Riv-er. Come see our Brand New Luxury Suites in Elk River. The Jackson Hills Residential Suites, 725 6th St., Elk River, MN. DETAILS: One, Two & Three Bedroom Units available! Available for move in end of May/early June! Get your application in now, units are going fast! WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, April 6th. Stop in anytime be-tween 11 am to 1 pm at 725 6th St., Elk River, MN. 55330 AMENITIES/FEATURES: Washer/dryer hook-ups in unit, heated parking garages, small dogs allowed on 1st floor, screened-in balconies, professional management, hard-wood flooring Contact us today for pricing & showings!! Units are filling up quickly! Email: CR2@thebriggscompanies.com or Call: 763-633-1080 Moni Arts Monticello Home– A community-wide show at the MCC 4/26th & 27th Submit your house-shaped art to the MCC or City Hall to enter by 4/19. Contact Sue at Montiarts with any questions or to inquire about art-making workshops (Space is limited) arts@ci.monticello.mn.us Riverfest 43rd Annual Monticello Riverfest Join us at Riverfest!! SAVE THE DATES! July 11th-14th, 2019 The Riverfest committee has started meeting to plan 4 days of great fun for the entire family. Visit the website at: www.monticelloriverfest.com.

Monticello Insurance Agency

UMC-Ultra Machining Company Do you know of a 16 or 17-year-old interested in exploring a career in manufacturing? If so, check out Ultra Machining Company’s (UMC) pre-apprentice program! This paid, six-week, summer program is designed for student exposure in each area of the shop to become familiar with the differ-ent manufacturing services UMC offers including engineer-ing, programming, machining, finishing, quality inspection, maintenance, sales, and more. Please apply at https://www.ultramc.com/careers/ today! Monticello Memorials LLC Your loved ones journey deserves to be honored. Let Mon-ticello Memorials put those dreams and memories in stone. Stop in and see us at 217 Sandberg Road in Monti-cello or visit us at www.monticellomemorials.com Phone - 763-314-0322 (Located right behind General Rent-al) Monticello Schools #882 Monticello School District is excited to introduce the Initi-ate Foundation! This foundation will be an add-on to our current scholarship foundation, and will provide opportuni-ties for the district to provide experiences and program-ming above and beyond regular Pre-K through Grade 12 capabilities. The foundation will focus on providing oppor-tunities in five major categories: leadership (strategic phi-lanthropy), fine arts, stakeholder value (alumni highlights), gifted and talented, and inclusion and integration. We be-lieve that with the support of community organizations, Monticello alumni, major businesses, corporations, and more, we will be able to innovate and create incredible opportunities, making us an educational leader in these valuable areas. Individuals or organizations that are inter-ested in learning more about this opportunity are encour-aged to contact Superintendent Eric Olson at 763-272-2001 or eric.olson@monticello.k12.mn.us! Hybrid Martial Arts Welcome Spring! Purchase a 3 month adult membership-both programs (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai Kickbox-ing) (Paid in full) now until May 31st and we will give you a $50 gift certificate towards your choice: membership dues, a uniform, Hybrid Swag or even your favorite local Monti-cello store! This offer is also good on any package of 12 or more one on one martial arts or personal training sessions. Check out our website for more details: www.hybridmartialartsllcmn.com 763-957-0449 hybrid-martialartsmn@gmail.com

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Resurrection Lutheran Church

Resurrection Lutheran Church is the church that meets you where you are on your spiritual walk and doesn’t leave you there. Our Mission is to make disciples of Christ by worshiping UP with God, journeying IN with other Christians, and serving OUT in the world and community. Resurrection loves being a light to those who come to our church and to those in our community – we are the church that helps people. We love being a part of the Monticello community and are eager to grow more involved with the Monticello Chamber of Com-merce. We would love to see you on a Sunday morning at either 7:45 am, 9:00 am or 10:30 am. Check us out: www.resurrection-mn.com.

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Gabriel Media-Spirit 92.9

Gabriel Media is growing! Gabriel Media provides inspiration-al, encouraging music and conversation through Spirit 92.9 FM and AM 1180 KYES Catholic Talk Radio. Our mission is to “Inspire Faith and provide Hope through every song and con-versation.” We recently moved into a larger, centrally located building that meets the needs of our growing radio stations and listenership. As we grow our listening family in the Monti-cello and surrounding areas, we love being a part of the Mon-ticello community and Chamber! To learn more about us, visit Spirit929.com, and KYESradio.com.

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Monticello Agency has been specializing in home and auto In-surance since 1936. Since then we have grown as a company, moved to our new location at 3616 School Blvd Ste 100 and increased the number of insurance companies we carry. But throughout the years, one thing has not changed; our inde-pendent agents still continue to provide you with the most accurate quotes, quality coverage selection and overall friendly, knowledgeable service they always have. Receive your FREE no obligation quote today! 763-295-4900 www.monticelloagency.com

Emagine Theatres Monticello

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We had a blast celebrating the Grand Re-Opening of Emagine Monticello! Come experience our exciting new features, includ-ing heated recliners, axe throwing, and more! 9375 Deegan Ave, Monticello. http://www.emagine-entertainment.com Call Travis Joseph, regional event manager to book your next event: 763-458-8888.

Authority Fence & Deck Inc.

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